Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Paronychia \Par`o*nych"i*a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? beside + ?, ?,
   a nail.] (Med.)
   A whitlow, or felon. --Quincy.

Source : WordNet®

paronychia
     n 1: infection in the tissues adjacent to a nail on a finger or
          toe
     2: low-growing annual or perennial herbs or woody plants;
        whitlowworts [syn: {genus Paronychia}]